2015 Ford F-150 Lariat Supercrew review notes - Autoweek
Ford’s king of the pickup truck mountain. EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Maybe my expectations were too high after all the aluminum hype. Whatever it is, I come away from driving the new Ford F-150 thinking that structurally it’s not in the Ram/Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra ballpark. I get the aluminum represents a huge weight savings (though from what I’ve read nowhere near Ford’s claims). But I can’t shake the notion that Ford has a lot of catching up to in terms of structure and ride quality. This truck shakes and shimmies over potholes and such. Again, however, with all the aluminum hype , why doesn’t this V6 powered truck get better mileage. ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: After finally driving the much-hyped aluminum-intensive 2015 F-150 it’s hard to shake this “running just to stay in place” feeling. That’s probably a little bit unfair to Ford: Customers are demanding the creature comforts of a luxury sedan coupled with ludicrous tow/haul ratings, all for trucks that will rarely see a speck of mulch in the bed, while looming fuel economy... So you end up with this new F-150, which, despite its groundbreaking use of aluminum body panels and a really good 2. 7-liter EcoBoost engine, still. Source: autoweek.com
